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Showing posts with label project neck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label project neck. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Project Neck- The Female Study
Project Neck- The Female Study
According to a study published in the Journal of Athletic Training in 2007, female high school athletes suffered almost 40 percent more concussions than males did. It estimated that female players suffer about 29,000 concussions annually with boys suffering 21,000.
A new study to be published in the Journal of Athletic Training found that in high school soccer, girls sustained this type of head trauma 68 percent more often than boys. Female concussion rates in high school basketball were almost three times higher then boys and the girls took longer to return to play.
When there is an Epidemic in The United States we don’t just inoculate one section of the population we give the antidote to all that need it. In light of research and just common sense our female athletes need to be protected.
Because of physiological differences, women do not have to worry about getting ‘huge’ necks, but they can become very strong. The physics of kinetic energy dissipation applies to females as well as men. The female athlete can protect herself by strengthening the musculature around the cervical spine.
Their training is not dissimilar then the men who train theirs. They train the flexor, extensors and trapezius muscles that allow for increased neck stiffness and high performance moves on the playing field.
Project Neck- The female Study examines the changes both anatomically and morphologically, when resistance training is introduced.
The female subjects will follow the same protocol of their male counterparts used in Project Neck earlier this year.
Females Can Get Strong
According to a study published in the Journal of Athletic Training in 2007, female high school athletes suffered almost 40 percent more concussions than males did. It estimated that female players suffer about 29,000 concussions annually with boys suffering 21,000.
A new study to be published in the Journal of Athletic Training found that in high school soccer, girls sustained this type of head trauma 68 percent more often than boys. Female concussion rates in high school basketball were almost three times higher then boys and the girls took longer to return to play.
When there is an Epidemic in The United States we don’t just inoculate one section of the population we give the antidote to all that need it. In light of research and just common sense our female athletes need to be protected.
Because of physiological differences, women do not have to worry about getting ‘huge’ necks, but they can become very strong. The physics of kinetic energy dissipation applies to females as well as men. The female athlete can protect herself by strengthening the musculature around the cervical spine.
Their training is not dissimilar then the men who train theirs. They train the flexor, extensors and trapezius muscles that allow for increased neck stiffness and high performance moves on the playing field.
Project Neck- The female Study examines the changes both anatomically and morphologically, when resistance training is introduced.
The female subjects will follow the same protocol of their male counterparts used in Project Neck earlier this year.
Females Can Get Strong
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Ralph Cornwell Files
Eight Weeks Of Training On The Pendulum 5 Way Head And Neck Machine
Ralph Cornwell is a Ph.D. candidate in health promotion/human performance at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to pursuing his Doctoral Degree he was a collegiate strength coach.
Ralph finished a pilot study on head and neck training. The purpose is building a training model for force dissipation by increasing the circumference of the head and neck musculature. Dissipation of force from contact will lower concussive forces and protect the athlete during play.
Most Improvement in 8 weeks
4 inch circumference increase in upper neck,
3 3/4 inch circumference change in lower neck
53. 5 pound increase in head and neck extension
49.5 pound increase in flexion
140 lb increase in parallel grip row
261 lb increase in levator scapula/ shoulder girdle elevation barbell movement
Least Improvement in 8 weeks
1.5 inch increase in circumference upper neck
2.5 inch increase in circumference in lower neck
125 pound increase in parallel grip row
47.5 pound increase in neck extension
44 pound increase in head and neck flexion
215 pound increase in levator scapula/ shoulder girdle elevation barbell movement
Keep in mind, the speed of movement used was 3-4 second concentric 4-5 second eccentric, there was a pause in the contracted position of 1 second or the rep was not counted. Over the weeks of the study the form became better and the weight increases continued steadily without compromising the strictest of technique required.
Use The Pendulum 5 Way Head And Neck Machine to Get Strong.
Ask about the New 4 Way Pendulum Head And Neck Machine.
Ralph Cornwell is a Ph.D. candidate in health promotion/human performance at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to pursuing his Doctoral Degree he was a collegiate strength coach.
Ralph finished a pilot study on head and neck training. The purpose is building a training model for force dissipation by increasing the circumference of the head and neck musculature. Dissipation of force from contact will lower concussive forces and protect the athlete during play.Most Improvement in 8 weeks
4 inch circumference increase in upper neck,
3 3/4 inch circumference change in lower neck
53. 5 pound increase in head and neck extension
49.5 pound increase in flexion
140 lb increase in parallel grip row
261 lb increase in levator scapula/ shoulder girdle elevation barbell movement
Least Improvement in 8 weeks
1.5 inch increase in circumference upper neck
2.5 inch increase in circumference in lower neck
125 pound increase in parallel grip row
47.5 pound increase in neck extension
44 pound increase in head and neck flexion
215 pound increase in levator scapula/ shoulder girdle elevation barbell movement
Keep in mind, the speed of movement used was 3-4 second concentric 4-5 second eccentric, there was a pause in the contracted position of 1 second or the rep was not counted. Over the weeks of the study the form became better and the weight increases continued steadily without compromising the strictest of technique required.
Use The Pendulum 5 Way Head And Neck Machine to Get Strong.
Ask about the New 4 Way Pendulum Head And Neck Machine.
Tags: Neck Training
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Project Neck Rolls On!
Project Neck is off and running!
Project Neck, now being conducted at Elon University in North Carolina. Test subjects are working hard.
The Project Neck Lab consists of two state-of the- art pieces of strength training equipment being provided by Pendulum of Rogers Athletic. We have a compact squat rack and several hundreds of pounds of weight and a olympic bar.
Project Neck differs from any other concussive forces study in the fact that this is the only study to ever research the head and neck together. The only study to induce hypertrophy of the capital muscle of the head and neck. The only study to examine neck cylinder size and how that size difference lowers concussive forces.
Project Neck’s goal is to build a better dissipator of kinetic energy by anatomical and morphological changes of the musculature of the head and neck through resistance training.
Project Neck is a simple study. We want to lower concussive and subconcussive forces.
We believe Project Neck to be a noble cause. Project Neck is the only research study looking at what can be done prior to the concussive episode. If Project Neck’s research helps to lower dangerous forces to the brain through an established protocol we will feel our time to be well spent. A protocol would allow an athlete to prepare for the rigors of his or her sport. Concussions will always be a risk of playing competitive sports and the only cure for concussions is to stop playing sports.
The mission of every sport coach, strength coach or parent should be to protect the athlete first. Project Neck’s research results hope to give coaches and parents the tools to prepare their athletes for competition.
Project Neck, now being conducted at Elon University in North Carolina. Test subjects are working hard.
The Project Neck Lab consists of two state-of the- art pieces of strength training equipment being provided by Pendulum of Rogers Athletic. We have a compact squat rack and several hundreds of pounds of weight and a olympic bar.
Project Neck differs from any other concussive forces study in the fact that this is the only study to ever research the head and neck together. The only study to induce hypertrophy of the capital muscle of the head and neck. The only study to examine neck cylinder size and how that size difference lowers concussive forces.
Project Neck’s goal is to build a better dissipator of kinetic energy by anatomical and morphological changes of the musculature of the head and neck through resistance training.
Project Neck is a simple study. We want to lower concussive and subconcussive forces.We believe Project Neck to be a noble cause. Project Neck is the only research study looking at what can be done prior to the concussive episode. If Project Neck’s research helps to lower dangerous forces to the brain through an established protocol we will feel our time to be well spent. A protocol would allow an athlete to prepare for the rigors of his or her sport. Concussions will always be a risk of playing competitive sports and the only cure for concussions is to stop playing sports.
The mission of every sport coach, strength coach or parent should be to protect the athlete first. Project Neck’s research results hope to give coaches and parents the tools to prepare their athletes for competition.
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